In front of the soft glass couch, a light cloth curtain was slightly hanging. A white-haired old woman with a tired face was sitting quietly. Mother Zhao, who always wore cotton clothes, was kneeling on the couch, massaging her feet and scolding her with heartache.
"My old lady, you have been extremely rich and powerful in your life, how could you have suffered such an injustice? Whenever I think about the fact that you will have to kneel down to that divorced concubine, accept the tea from her hand, and hear her call you 'grandmother', I feel bad for you..."
"Mr. Hou is really too ignorant. You are his grandmother. There is no overnight hatred between a grandmother and a grandson. How could he hurt your heart like that?"
Mother Zhao cried bitterly.
Old Madam Xu looked at her and felt a little uncomfortable when she heard her words of offending her master. She wanted to scold her, but she knew that this old servant had been with her for half her life and was really upset for her, so she couldn't bear to do it. She could only sigh softly:
"Come on, stop talking. Liu has already entered the house, worshipped heaven and earth, and entered the bridal chamber. What's the point of saying all this?"
"Ayong is the devil star, with such a fierce and overbearing temper that I, as a grandmother, cannot control him. Since he has set his eyes on Liu, he wants to marry her into the mansion anyway. What can I do to him?"
"I've already married her, so don't say those unpleasant words. Liu will be our mistress in the future, so you have to respect her and live a good life!"
"Ah, I feel sorry for you! It's not that you have a hard time living. That divorced concubine, oh no, it was Madam Hou who went too far. Her daughter killed someone at the wedding banquet, and it was Bai who was killed. She really didn't care about our family at all."
Mother Zhao sobbed slightly, with hatred flashing in her eyes.
Bai Jiaoniang was her niece, and she was very filial to her. At the beginning, it was her idea that Bai Jiaoniang should mourn for the late Madam Yang Fan. She had thought that after she had established her foothold in a few days, she would push Bai Jiaoniang to the position. If she couldn't be the stepmother, she would make her a concubine. Who would have thought...
She was killed by a little girl like Shen Qingqiu! Her beautiful mother was killed alive, and her body was thrown into a mass grave, without even a good grave!
"Old Madam, that mother and daughter are so overbearing. They are holding you captive. I am really worried about your future!"
Mother Zhao spoke in a low voice, doing her best to provoke.
"Okay, I've spoken, stop talking!"
Old Madam Xu frowned and scolded the old servant on the surface, but deep down she was still scarred by her words.
Mother Zhao huddled on the footstool, looked up at her master's face, a vicious smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.
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In the Hou Mansion, people were in turmoil all night because of the death and Gu Shaoqing's fever. Only where Gu Yong and Liu lived was there a warm and harmonious atmosphere.
In the early morning, the sun shines through the window.
A slender and soft hand reached out from the mandarin duck quilt and gently lifted the curtain.
Liu was dressed in white, with a cheerful look on her face. She wanted to lean forward to put on her shoes, but suddenly a strong arm came from behind her and grabbed her soft limbs, pulling them back violently.
A deep and hoarse laugh came, "My dear Liu'er, what time is it now? Why do you have to get up? It seems that your husband didn't work hard enough last night, so you still have the strength?"
Gu Yong's handsome face appeared.
Liu blushed with shame and turned around to hit him, "You bastard, what nonsense are you talking about in broad daylight? Look at the time. If you don't get up, it will be too late to pay your respects!"
"Get up quickly!"
She urged, turned around and pushed Gu Yong's hand away, looking at her with her beautiful eyes in reproach.
Half of Gu Yong's body felt numb. He touched his chin with a smile and stood up obediently.
At this time, Liu shouted loudly, and the servants led by Chen Mama came in with basins and clothes.
"The servants pay their respects to the Madam."
The four first-class maids and several old women in Gu Yong's courtyard all knelt respectfully in front of Liu and kowtowed to her.
After what happened to Shen Qingqiu yesterday, who killed a chicken to scare the monkey, they no longer had any stupid thoughts of suppressing the new lady!
Their daughter is really amazing, she can kill people with a knife!
Who dares to bump into it?
"Everyone get up!" Liu waved her hand and shouted.
Mother Chen handed over the reward purse that she had prepared earlier.
The maids and old women finally breathed a sigh of relief. They stood up gratefully and helped Gu Yong and Liu to dress and put on their makeup. When everything was ready, Liu asked, "Where is your daughter? Is she up?"
"To answer Madam, Miss Shen got up early and just sent Jin Cai to ask when she can pay her respects!"
"Hey, call her over here quickly!"
Upon hearing this, Liu hurriedly spoke.
"Yes." The maid accepted the order and turned to leave. Soon, Shen Qingqiu came with Jin Cai.
"Mother, how are you?" Shen Qingcai stepped into the room and greeted Liu first. Then, she glanced at Gu Yong who was sitting on the bed with a big horse and a golden knife. She was a little reluctant, but still squatted slightly, "Daughter greets father."
She muttered quietly.
Gu Yong didn't care at all. Seeing Shen Qingqiu, who usually called him "father", calling him "father", he was very proud and waved his hand tolerantly, "Qingqiu, there's no need to be polite, just call me dad!"
If he married Liu, he would be Shen Qingqiu's father.
He was over thirty years old and had wives and concubines, but Gu Yong had no children. The princes were all adopted by others. This was the first time for him to be a father. Looking at Shen Qingqiu's little appearance, wearing pink clothes, with a round face, a cute and clean girl...
He became a father!
I have a daughter now!
This feeling is really indescribable. Gu Yong touched his chin with a smile, took out a purse, and waved to Shen Qingqiu, "Come on, my dear daughter, Daddy will give you a gift."
He was all smiles.
Shen Qingqiu pursed his lips, looking very reluctant, but he didn't say anything. He stepped forward, took the purse and put it in his arms.
Yesterday, Gu Yong did not stop her from killing Bai Jiaoniang, and even stopped Old Lady Xu's men. He was considered to be very protective of her mother. But just this matter... Oh, forget it, she would just reluctantly accept this stepfather.
Shen Qingqiu sat down.
Outside, the servants brought in breakfast and set the table. The newly promoted third-rank officials began to eat, and during their casual conversation, they inevitably brought up what happened yesterday.
"Qingqiu, my son, you have indeed gone too far with that. Even if Bai did something wrong, at least you should have reported it to the old lady and asked her to deal with it. It is inappropriate for you to kill her privately..."
Liu sighed.
It wasn't that she thought her daughter shouldn't kill someone, or that it was unlucky that someone died at her wedding, but she was afraid that her daughter would cause dissatisfaction among the masters in the Hou Mansion because of this incident...
After all, she was remarried and held a high position, and her daughter's surname was Shen, so she had to be cautious.
Even the daughters of noble families have to be slaves for three years after they marry into their husband's family, let alone them!
"Mother, you are too careful." Shen Qingqiu looked up at her and grumbled in dissatisfaction. However, Liu lowered her eyebrows and shook her head at her, "Okay, okay, I get it. I will be careful next time."
She had no choice but to compromise.
Gu Yong, on the other hand, shook his head nonchalantly when hearing this, "Xiao Liu'er, there's no need to be so cautious. You are my wife, Gu Yong, and I will protect you. It's a capital crime to plot against you. Qingqiu did a good job. Even if I didn't kill her yesterday, I would have killed Bai Jiaoniang today!"
"Qingqiu is a little girl. I'm not afraid of her being too aggressive. It's up to others to pay attention to her!"
Liu had a sweet look on her face and complained softly.
"Who dares to say anything about my daughter, Gu Yong? What's the norm for a daughter of a general?" Gu Yong laughed.
Liu hit him, "What do you mean you are the daughter of a general? You are just imitating a bandit."
She laughed and scolded, then said nothing more.
The three of them quickly finished their meal, packed up, and left the room, ready to pay their respects to Old Madam Xu.
I got on the sedan chair and went all the way to the main courtyard. At the door, Mother Zhao came up to me with a pouty face, "Madam, you are so slow. The old lady has been waiting for you for a long time!"
She spoke in a deep voice, looking unwilling.
Liu felt a little uneasy when she heard this, and complained to Gu Yong in a low voice, "I told you to hurry up, but it's still too late. You made the old lady wait for a long time." She, the new daughter-in-law, looked unhappy!
"It's okay. Grandma is old and gets up early anyway. She's not waiting for you."
Gu Yong comforted him upon hearing this.
Mother Zhao was secretly resentful when she heard this. She had originally wanted to give Liu a warning, but who knew that Lord Hou would protect this bitch? Sure enough, the vixen had some tricks. "Lord Hou, Madam, Miss Shen, please come in."
She spoke loudly.
He deliberately emphasized the word "Shen", thinking that Shen Qingqiu was a burden, and even if the fierce demon had just arrived, she would be sensitive, so he pinched her first. However, Shen Qingqiu didn't care at all.
Didn't even look at her.
But Gu Yong frowned at her.
Mother Zhao was so angry that she was about to explode, but under Gu Yong's intimidation, she was a little timid. She didn't dare to make any small movements and obediently led everyone into the main house.
In the hall, Old Lady Xu was already seated.
A maid brought tea and raised the knee pad. Gu Yong and Liu hurried forward and knelt down together.
"My son pays respects to my grandmother."
"The daughter-in-law pays respect to her grandmother."
They held the tea in their hands and spoke respectfully in unison.
Old Lady Xu looked down at them, her eyes kindly sweeping over her son, but when they came to Liu, she had a complicated and unhappy look. She reached out to take Gu Yong's tea bowl, took a sip, and whispered, "My son has already started a family, so he should live a good life."
Then he took out a purse and handed it to him.
Gu Yong put it away and said respectfully, "Yes."
So far, the ceremony went smoothly.
However, Liu, who was kneeling beside Gu Yong, had a flushed face, a hint of pain in her eyes, and the fingertips holding the tea bowl were slightly red. It was obvious that something was wrong.
Although she was kneeling, with her head bowed, she didn’t notice anything wrong with her. Only Shen Qingqiu was small and short, and he kept staring at her. Seeing the white smoke coming out of the cup of tea she was holding, Liu’s fingers were burned and blistered...
No, the temperature of the tea is wrong! Someone is trying to harm her mother! Shen Qingqiu's eyebrows suddenly became fierce, and without saying a word, he stepped forward and grabbed Liu, snatched the tea bowl from her, and found that it was indeed very hot, "Whoever wants to drink this hot tea can drink it!"
She shouted angrily and threw the tea bowl to the ground with her hand.
With a bang, the tea bowl broke and the hot tea splashed out, scalding the surrounding maids and old women. Even Gu Yong was affected and the back of his hand turned red.
"Ouch!" Old Madam Xu's skirt was also burned. She stood up in shock and pain.
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